First Products Celebrates 80 Years of Family-Owned Healthcare Manufacturing Excellence

September 30, 2025 – Lockport, NY – First Products, the U.S.-based leader in medical cart and mount manufacturing, is proud today to celebrate its 80th anniversary, helping the healthcare industry organize records and serve patients more efficiently. 

“From the first Ringbinder chart holder developed to replace spring clamp charts in the 1940s to our complex virtual reality monitoring carts today, we’ve been innovating alongside the healthcare industry for eight decades,” said Paul Smith, president of First Products. “I still believe the best is yet to come.” 

First Products was founded in 1945 by Jerry Smith. Paul Smith became president in 2000, ushering in a third generation of family ownership. He extensively reorganized the business, relocating it to Niagara Falls, New York, and later to Lockport, New York. For decades, First Products has proudly designed, sourced, and manufactured mobile mounting solutions for healthcare industry customers worldwide. The company’s dual-capability carts seamlessly integrate both digital and traditional documentation systems, providing unmatched workflow flexibility. First Products is also a leading manufacturer of traditional charting products for the healthcare industry. 

By leveraging American manufacturing, supply chain, and distribution ingenuity, the company delivers high-quality, widely adaptable solutions for clients of all sizes across healthcare and other industries that are challenged with optimizing technology devices in demanding work environments. 

“We offer a premium customization experience without the premium price tag,” said Kim Marone, Vice President of Business Development at First Products. “By taking the time to understand our customers’ unique needs, and then delivering a ‘perfect fit’ solution, we enable them to be ready for whatever their future technology needs will require.”

First’s service-driven approach and cutting-edge technologies to shorten the gap between design to deliverables, mitigating the risks of costly delays from overseas manufacturing while supporting crucial needs for product reliability and compliance. For more information about First Products, email fhpinfo@firstproduct.com or call 1-800-854-8304.